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McCracken Middle School Band Programs
2006 - 2007
Chip De Stefano, Conductor
SUDLER CUP AWARD CELEBRATION CONCERT
May 14, 2007
Gladys Stone Wright, guest conductor
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- Beginner Band
- Jim Along Josie - Traditional
- Skip it Lou - Traditional
- On the March - Forrest Buchtel
- 5th Grade Band
- Beatin' the Blues - Geral Sebesky
- You're a Grand Old Flag - George M. Cohan, arranged by Michael Story
- Dragon Slayer - Rob Grice
- Concert Band
- In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett, arr. by Johnnie Vinson
- Londonderry Air - Traditional, arr. by Brad Schoener
- Manhattan Beach March - John Philip Sousa, arr. by Nick Contorno
- Symphonic Band
- Unraveling - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa
- Music from Wicked - arr. by Michael Sweeney
- Cathedral Chorus from Slavonic Folk Suite - Alfred Reed
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
May 4, 2007
- Symphonic Band
- Unraveling - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Slavonic Folk Suite - Alfred Reed
I. Children's Carol
II. Cathedral Chorus - Variations on a Korean Folk Song - John Barnes Chance
IGSMA STATE FESTIVAL
April 28, 2007
- Symphonic Band
- Unraveling - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Slavonic Folk Suite - Alfred Reed
I. Children's Carol
II. Cathedral Chorus - Variations on a Korean Folk Song - John Barnes Chance
MARCH CONCERT
March 14, 2007
- Intermediate Band
- Let's Go Band - Albert Ahronheim, arranged by Andrew Balent
- Big Rock Candy Mountain - arranged by John O'Reilly and Sandy Feldstein
- Dragon Slayer - Rob Grice
- Concert Band
- The King's Feast - arranged by Ken Singleton
- Coldwater Creek - Robert Sheldon
- Stony Creek March - Anne McGinty
- Her Majesty's Procession - Andrew Will
- Tribute Overture - Chip De Stefano
- Combined Bands
- Miramar Fanfare - Brian Balmages
IGSMA DISTRICT CONTEST
March 10, 2007
- Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo - Karl King
- Variations on a Korean Folk Song - John Barnes Chance
- Symphony No. 4 - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
BEGINNER BAND CONCERT
February 28, 2007
- Beginner Band
- Hot Cross Buns
- Au Clair de la Lune
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- The Cuckoo
- Lightly Row
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- London Bridge
- Symphonic Band
- Prestissimo - Karl King
- Variations on a Korean Folk Song - John Barnes Chance
- Symphony No. 4 - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
- Combined Bands
- Jingle Bells
60th Annual Midwest Clinic
Chicago Hilton, International Ballroom
December 22, 2006 3:30 PM
Stephen Peterson, guest conductor
Donald Stahlberg, guest conductor
Donald DeRoche, guest conductor
Don Owens, guest conductor
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- Symphonic Band
- Joy Fantastique - Douglas Akey
- Ancient Dialogue - Patrick Burns
- Little Suite for Band - Clare Grundman
I. Prelude
II. Ballad
III. Festival - Albanian Dance - Shelley Hanson
- Our Kingsland Spring - Samuel Hazo
- Chinese Folk Song Medley - Robert Garofalo
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor - J.S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
- Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon - arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Symphony No. 4 - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
IV. Fast
Skokie Communnity Performance
Midwest Clinic Preview Concert
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
December 18, 2006
Stephen Peterson, guest conductor
Donald Stahlberg, guest conductor
Donald DeRoche, guest conductor
Don Owens, guest conductor
Download Concert Program (2.7 MB)
- Symphonic Band
- Joy Fantastique - Douglas Akey
- Ancient Dialogue - Patrick Burns
- Little Suite for Band - Clare Grundman
I. Prelude
II. Ballad
III. Festival - Albanian Dance - Shelley Hanson
- Our Kingsland Spring - Samuel Hazo
- Chinese Folk Song Medley - Robert Garofalo
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor - J.S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
- Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon - arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Symphony No. 4 - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
IV. Fast
Winter Concert
December 7, 2006
- Symphonic Band
- Joy Fantastique - Douglas Akey
- Ancient Dialogue - Patrick Burns
- Albanian Dance - Shelley Hanson
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Little Suite for Band - Clare Grundman
I. Prelude
II. Ballad
III. Festival - Symphony No. 4 - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
IV. Fast
November Concert
November 13, 2006
- Symphonic Band
- Joy Fantastique - Douglas Akey
- Chinese Folk Medley - Robert Garofalo
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor - J.S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
- Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon - arranged by Michael Sweeney
- Symphony No. 4 - Andrew Boysen, Jr.
IV. Fast
October Concert
October 24, 2006
- Symphonic Band
- Our Kingsland Spring - Samuel Hazo
- Little Suite for Band - Clare Grundman
I. Prelude
II. Ballad
III. Festival - Midnight Sky - Brian Balmages
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor - J.S. Bach, arranged by Roland Moehlmann
- Albanian Dance - Shelley Hanson
September Concert
Lincoln Middle School
Park Ridge, Illinois
September 27, 2006
- Symphonic Band
- Ancient Dialogue - Patrick J. Burns
- Our Kingsland Spring - Samuel Hazo
- Majestica - Brian Balmages
- Orange Bowl - Henry Fillmore
- Combined McCracken Middle Symphonic Band and Lincoln Middle School Symphonic Band
- The Olympic Spirit - John Williams, arranged by Eric Osterling
McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band Camp Concert
August 18, 2006
- Symphonic Band
- Majestica - Brian Balmages
- Music for Queen Mary - Henry Purcell, arranged by Robert Garofalo
- Wolsey's Wilde - William Byrd, arranged by Doug Hartzell
- Battle Pavane - Tielman Susato, arranged by Bob Margolis
- Psalm 42 - setting by Samuel Hazo
- The Olympic Spirit - John Williams, arranged by Eric Osterling